Cutoff gauge for saw tables



Oct 1949- R. G. GARRETT CUTOFF GAUGE FOR SAW TABLES Filed July 25, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet l MNVENTOR.

ATTORN-E'Y 11949. R. G. GARRETT 2,485,274

CUTOFF GAUGE Fora" SAW TABLES Filed July 25, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 FIG. 2

IN VEN TOR.

ATTOR N EY Patented Oct. 18, 1949 UNITED STATES" PATENT OFFICE 2,485,274 ecrorr GAUGE FOR SAW TABLES RoyG. Garrett, Edmond, Okla. A s nieatianznnyzs, 1945, Serial No. 606,921

3 Claims. 1

My invention relates to Workbenches or tables of the type generally used to support lumber while it is being sawed in two, and more particularly to benches used in connection with power driven cross-cut saws which are mounted to'be repeatedly moved manually across thebench and through the lumber in a fixed path;

The prime objectof-the invention isto provide a measuring gauge which may be affixed to the upper surface of the bench'and which will act to measure the distance from the path of the saw to the end of the board which is to be out, said gauge also acting as a stop-against which said end may be placed while-thebo'ard is being severed.

Another object is to provide a-measuring gauge of this class, in which the stop may be adjustably afiixed selectively at various longitudinal positions with relation to'the gauge.

A further object-is topiovide a device of this class which may be easily and quiekly installed upon any usual cross-cut saw bench: 7

At the present time, it is-cor'nn'ionpractice for the saw operator to measurefi'oni the path of the saw along the b'enchun'til' the distanceis equal to the length the beard-errands are to be cut, and to then drive a nail, or attach a cleat to the bench. One end of the board is then placed against the stopthu's provided. The saw will then cut the board to the measured length.

It is therefore an object of the presentinvention, to provide a stop mechanism which may be easily and quickly adjustablyan'chored at various positions along the gauge, without the use of any hand tools.

Other objects and purposes-will be apparent from the following description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying two sheets of drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective viewof a were table with the device of the inventor operatively, installed thereon;

Figure 2 is perspective view showing the various parts of the invention slightly" removed from each other, but in their proper relation to each other; and,

Figure 3 is vertical sectional View detailing one of the clamping elements and its relation to other elements of the device.

Like characters of reference designate like parts in all of the figures wherein they occur.

In the drawings:

The reference numeral l indicates, as a whole, a usual work bench or table having a fiat horizontal upper surface. The numeral 2 indicates, as

manuallymoved horizontally across thetable', in

the direction indicated bythe arrow in Fig. 1hr order to" sever a board '5 lying' flatly upOnthe table top. The table I has a transverse through slot 6 which forms apath for the blade 3,-and-- into which the lower portion of the blade pro jects, and along which it travels whenmanually moved.

The elements above described andindicated by" the reference numerals l to'fi inclusive are usual, and are not apart of the present-invention.-

However, they closely relate tothe inventionsince it is upon the top of the-table l thatthe de vice of the invention is installed-g and the mesh-- ing portion of the device is calibrated'tomeasure distances from the slot or groove 6.

The device per se, of the invention-includes:' A straight; angle iron supporting member or work guide ill which has one of its flanges firmly' anchored to the table top 'by'a suitable pluralityof detents H. The other flange of the member ID projects vertically from the table top,' and'is provided with a plurality of spaced through notches or slots I? which are cut dowhwardly'into its free upper edge. flanges'orlegs of the member lfl'are indicated respectively by the reference numerals" l3 and Hi:-

In the illustrated embodiment of the invention,

the notches=l2 are spaced one foot apart, andeach notch is designated by one numeral of a row thereof which are carried by the flange l3.

scribed hereinbelow.

The device of the invention furtherincludes an adjustable stop mechanism which isadapted to be installed upon the up'rightfiange I4, and

which includes an adjustable abutment against which one end of the board li rnay' be placed while the saw blade 3 is severing its other end portion. The stop mechanism'includes a plate l5, preferably of metal, through openings or slots I6 andan outwardly extending horizontal abutment o'r stop'mer'nber' A pair of threaded studs l8 each passes" The horizontal and vertical The" oiiice of the notches l2 will be more fully de'-" which has two' elongated through one of the openings I6 in the plate I5. The extensions 22 are of a length slightly greater than the combined thicknesses of the plate 2|, the flange I4, and the plate I5 which is faced with a sheet 24 of rubber. When the studs I8 are fully tightened, the two plates I5 and 2| are not forced into clamping engagement with the flange I4, but have approximately one-sixteenth to oneeighth of an inch play with relation to the flange I4.

As a means for clamping the two plates I5 and 2| against opposite surfaces of the flange [4, each of the blades or blocks 23 is equipped with a transverse pivot pin 30 upon which is rigidly mounted an eccentric cam 3| having a rigidly connected handle 32. The cams 3| are so arranged that when the handles 32 are moved from a vertical position downwards toward the table top, the two plates I5 and 21 will be clamped against the flange I4. The rubber sheet 24 acts to facilitate the clamping or frictional engagement of the plate I5 with the flange I4. When the handles 32 are moved to vertical positions, the plates i5 and 21 will be loosened.

When the two plates l5 and 2! are clamped to the member ID, the abutment ll lies in the proper position on the table to act as a stop for one end of the board 5, when the board is placed flatly on the table across the slot 9 and beside the flange M of the member Ill.

It is apparent that if the cams 3| are loosened, then the plate I 5 may be moved longitudinally to place the abutment I? at various distances with relation to the slot 8 in the table. The amount of such longitudinal movement is limited by the length of the two openings IS in the plate I5. It is also apparent that when the two cams 3| are loosened, the two assembled plates I5 and 2| may be lifted bodily from the flange I4, and the projection 22 may be reinserted in any desired pair of the slots I2 in the flange I4.

The upper edge of the plate 2! is equipped with a measuring strip 25 which is calibrated in inches from zero to 12, and the upper edge of the plate I5 has a laterally projecting pointing finger 26 which lies above the strip 25 when the two plates are in their assembled positions.

The horizontal flange I3 of the member I is calibrated in foot measurements, and these measurements represent distances in feet from the saw path or slot 6.

The arrangement is such that when the two plates I and 2! are installed upon the member I 0, and when the pointing finger 26, is set at zero inches on the strip 25, the abutment I! will be an exact number of even feet and no inches, from the saw path slot 6. It is therefore possible to place the studs IS in the correct pair of slots I2 to bring the abutment to the desired distance in feet from the saw path, and to then move the plate 15 along the flange It to bring the finger 26 to the desired inch indicia on the strip 25. The cams 3i may then be tightened to hold the abutment I1 stationary. The boards 5 to be out are then merely placed on the table with an end against the abutment I! and when a plurality of them are cut, they will all measure identical lengths.

It is thought that the operation of the device may well be understood from the above description without further elucidation, and that anyone versed in the art could construct such a device without being furnished further details. It is also thought that a device has been disclosed hereinabove which will accomplish all of the objects and purposes set forth.

Obviously, certain alterations in structural detail could well be made without materially affecting the practicability of the device, and I therefore do not wish to be limited to the specific embodiment shown and described herein, further than I am limited by the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a device of the class described, the combination with a table having a cut-off saw movable in a slot thereacross, of: an elongated vertically projecting work-guiding flange fixed to the table top, and lying at right angles to said slot at one side of said saw; a series of spaced notches cut downwardly into the upper edge of said flange, said notches lying a measured distance apart; an elongated plate slidable on the table along one side face of the flange, said plate having a longitudinal through slot extending throughout the major portion of its length; a vertical abutment fixed to the plate and projecting therefrom in parallel relation to said saw slot; an elongated clamping member extending along the opposite side face of said flange; spaced lateral projections carried by the clamping member and movable laterally with relation thereto, said projections adapted to extend through said notches and through the slot in said plate; an enlargement on the end of each projection to prevent its withdrawal through the plate slot; and a cam for moving each projection, so as to clamp the plate and the clamping member to the flange.

2. Structure as specified in claim 1, and: graduations of length carried by the clamping mem ber; and a pointer carried by said plate for indicating various ones of said graduations.

3. Structure as specified in claim 1, and: numerical indicia for designating said notches.

ROY G. GARRETT.

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